In 1959, what's wrong with me pedaling a tricycle?

The fish was traded for various things, so Jiang Yue'e got into a tricycle and asked Wang Xingguo to take her home.

"Would you like to deliver the fish in the morning or evening from now on?"

Wang Xingguo, pedaling his bike, said somewhat helplessly, "Seriously? Nurse Jiang, do you think my fish are hard to sell?"

Jiang Yue'e said irritably, "What's wrong? You've gotten too big for your britches and look down on our small businesses now, huh?"

Wang Xingguo chuckled awkwardly, "How could that be? It's just that my schedule doesn't quite match up. I have to rush to pick up my wife from get off work every night at seven o'clock."

Jiang Yue'e said with a gossipy look, "Oh, I didn't know you would pick your wife up from get off work every day. You're such a model husband."

Speaking of this, Wang Xingguo couldn't help but ask, "Nurse Jiang, do you have a boyfriend? If not, I'll introduce you to someone."

Jiang Yue'e burst out laughing, then covered her mouth and stomach, laughing so hard she was doubled over.

Wang Xingguo sensed something was wrong behind him and turned around to look at her, only to see Jiang Yue'e clutching her stomach and laughing nonstop.

He turned around and continued pedaling, asking, "Nurse Jiang, what are you laughing at? I really want to introduce you to someone, after all, you have such a great personality."

Jiang Yue'e laughed and said, "No... haha... I'm not looking down on you... it's just that you want to introduce me to a tricycle driver as a partner... haha..."

So that's why they were laughing. Wang Xingguo didn't feel embarrassed at all. It was true that driving a tricycle was not respectable. Although he was just using this job to speculate, there was no need to tell others.

He laughed and explained, "No, I can't introduce you to a tricycle driver. My girlfriend's older brother is a welder at the Third Steel Rolling Mill. Never mind, he seems a bit inferior to the people in the compound, and I guess you wouldn't even consider him, so I won't embarrass myself."

Jiang Yue'e stopped laughing and said seriously, "Alright, thank you for your kindness, Comrade Wang. I appreciate it, but I have a boyfriend. However, he is serving in the army and won't be able to come back to get married until next year."

So if she has a boyfriend, then her brother-in-law has absolutely no chance.

After dropping Jiang Yue'e off at the gate of a compound, Wang Xingguo scoffed, "So this girl also came from a compound."

However, she's not bad; she doesn't have the airs of a rich girl, which proves she's a pretty good person.

She was originally going to pay for the ride, but Wang Xingguo said with a stern face, "Nurse Jiang, giving me money would be a bit disrespectful. You've helped me so many times, and I've never thought of giving you money. What's the point of talking about money between friends, right?"

Jiang Yue'e laughed and said, "Alright then, but you haven't said when you're going to deliver the fish yet."

Wang Xingguo scratched his head and said, "How about this? I'll take fish to the hospital entrance every night between 8 and 9 pm. There shouldn't be many people soliciting customers then. You can mention this time to anyone who needs it, and someone will bring fish to the left side of the entrance to exchange for something. You won't have to go through all that trouble of running around bringing people out every day."

Jiang Yue'e thought for a moment and then nodded, "That's fine. Anyway, your fish are all alive. Others can keep them in a bucket after exchanging them, and then kill them and make fish soup tomorrow. That's settled then. I'll head back now. I have to go to the hospital for my night shift at seven o'clock tonight."

Wang Xingguo waved goodbye to Jiang Yue'e and then rode his tricycle home.

Today is September 3rd. My younger sister and brother have already started school. He plans to bring some things back for them to eat as a snack.

I cooked the eel for them; they can just reheat it when they get home tonight.

"Xingguo's back! Where have you been all this time?"

"Aunt Sun, I went to the countryside and just got back today."

After greeting each other along the way, Wang Xingguo parked his bicycle, unlocked the door with his key, and then began to kill the eels.

By the time he finished cooking the eel, it was already five o'clock in the evening. He wasn't in a hurry to leave too early, so he decided to wait for his younger sister and the others to come home from school.

By the way, many people don't know that schools are now operating on a half-day basis.

There are morning and afternoon classes. Students in the morning class attend classes from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and do not need to attend classes in the afternoon. Students in the afternoon class attend classes from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

The root cause is that there are too many students and not enough qualified teachers. In the same classroom, one class of students is in the morning and another class is in the afternoon, so that one more class of students can be taught.

There are also youth centers and youth palaces. In essence, they were not originally for cultivating interests, but rather to manage the students' remaining half-days. These are little-known facts.

It wasn't until 1978 that the school began to implement a full-time system, which many people probably don't know.

Because classes only last for half a day at this time, sensible children would go in twos and threes to dig for wild vegetables, or go fishing or shrimp catching.

Children who don't know any better often run around, and it's common for them to get into fights and cause trouble. It is for this reason that youth palaces came into being.

However, children do like the Children's Palace because it offers a lot of entertainment and is a "holy land" that children of this era yearn for.

However, not just anyone can get in. It requires school recommendation and selection. After all, with so many students, they can't just let anyone in.

"Second Brother, you're back!"

The fourth brother's voice rang out from outside, and Wang Xingguo replied cheerfully, "I'm back."

My younger sister and brother always go to and from school together, so when the fourth brother's voice is heard, my third sister must have come back too.

Sure enough, the two returned to the house together and pulled Wang Xingguo aside, asking him why it had taken him so long to come back.

Wang Xingguo answered them one by one, then asked, "How did your blind date go, brother?"

Wang Xingning said happily, "That's great, I think it will work out. Sister Xiaolan is a very nice person, just a bit shy and speaks in a soft voice, but she looks very gentle and has particularly bright eyes. She seems like a down-to-earth person."

Wang Xingguo quickly asked, "Where's my older brother? What did he say?"

Wang Xingmin chuckled and said, "Hehe, Big Brother is quite satisfied. These past two nights, after dinner, he's gone to chat with Sister Xiaolan."

Wang Xingguo grinned and said, "That's good. As long as you're satisfied, brother, it's all that matters. Marriage is a big deal, so the most important thing is that he likes the other person."

After chatting with them for a while, Wang Xingguo rode his tricycle out, carrying four large wooden buckets, each half-filled with eels, to Grandpa Niu's place.

Uncle Niu was very efficient; after weighing the food and putting it in the bucket, he immediately had it delivered.

Wang Xingguo made a second run, bringing a total of 213 jin of eels to Grandpa Niu.

Uncle Niu didn't mind the extra dozen or so kilograms; he paid for the eels and had them delivered later.

Wang Xingguo asked with a smile, "Uncle Niu, why don't you keep some for yourself to nourish yourself? This eel is a very nutritious food."

Old Niu glared at him and said, "You think I'm stupid? It's not like I've never cooked that stuff before. When I was a kid, I was starving, so I even grabbed some and roasted it. It tasted awful!"